Statistics
Capital:	Alexandroupoli
Area:	1,793 km²
Elevation:	Lowest: Aegean Sea Highest: northwestern part)
Inhabitants:	149,023(2001)
Population density:	83.11/km²
ISO 3166-2:	GR-72
FIPS code:	GR03
Car designation:	EB (southern part) OP (northern part)
Code for the municipalities:	-xx
Number of municipalities:	-
Number of independent communes:	-
2-letter abbreviation/HASC:	ES
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Evros (Greek: Έβρος) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece and is the northernmost. It is located in the eastern and the northeastern part of the Greek part of Thrace, and borders Turkey at the Evros river. Evros borders Bulgaria to the north and the northwest. The Rodhopi prefecture is bounded to its west. Evros is the northernmost prefecture in Greece. Its capital town is Alexandroupolis. Evros is one of the largest prefectures of Greece and is the largest in Thrace covering over 45%, almost half of the entire Greek Thrace. One of the two regions that cover over half of the entire region in Greece. The prefecture includes the small island of Samothrace. The second river is the Ardas river. The river area was devastated by floods from February 17 to February 22, 2005 and again from March 1 to March 4, 2005. The Rhodope mountains lie to the west. Alexandroupolis is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros Prefecture in Thrace. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... the Aegean Sea The Aegean sea as seen from the island of Santorini The Aegean Sea (Greek: Αιγαίον Πέλαγος, Aigaion Pelagos; Turkish: Ege Denizi) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula and Anatolia (Asia Minor, now part of Turkey). ... ISO 3166-2:GR are ISO 3166-2 codes for Greece. ... FIPS could mean Federal Information Processing Standard, publicly announced standards developed by the U.S. Federal government. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... Image File history File links map File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos): External link Map Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Prefectures of Greece ... Thrace is a historical and geographic area in south-east Europe spread over southern Bulgaria, north-eastern Greece, and European Turkey. ... The Maritsa river is ca . ... Rodhopi (Greek: Ροδόπη;) or Rodopi is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Alexandroupolis (Greek: Αλεξανδρούπολη) is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros Prefecture in Thrace. ... Samothrace Samothrace (in Greek: Σαμοθρακη, Samothraki) is an island in Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea. ... Arda (Bulgarian: Арда, Greek: Αρδας Ardas) is a river whose source lies in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains near the town of Smolyan, flowing 290 kilometres eastward past Kardzhali and Ivaylovgrad and through Greece in the northern portion of the Evros prefecture including Kastanies. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... In Greek mythology, Queen Rhodope of Thrace was the wife of Haemus. ...

Climate

The areas that mainly get Mediterranean climate is at the southern and the central portion. Its climate is mainly continental with cold winters in higher elevations and the northern part.

Transportation

• GR-2/E90, Via Egnatia, old and new, SW, S, SE
• GR-51/E85, SE, E, NE
• GR-53, SW, W, NW

Via Egnatia (Greek: Εγνατία Οδός) was a road constructed by the Romans around 146 BC. It was named after Gaius Ignatius, proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction. ... Via Egnatia (Greek: Εγνατία Οδός) was a road constructed by the Romans around 146 BC. It was named after Gaius Ignatius, proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction. ... E85 is a type of alcohol fuel for automobiles. ...

Places

• Alexandroupoli
• Didymoteicho
• Lavara
• Orestiada
• Soufli

Alexandroupolis is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros Prefecture in Thrace. ... A church in Didymoteicho Didymoteicho (or Didimoteixo), (Greek, Modern: Διδυμότειχο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on meaning twin walls from didymo twin and teicho wall) is a town located in the eastern part of the prefecture of Evros. ... Lavara, (Greek: Λάβαρα) is a town licated in the eastern part of the prefecture of Evros. ...

Municipalities

A church in Didymoteicho Didymoteicho (or Didimoteixo), (Greek, Modern: Διδυμότειχο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on meaning twin walls from didymo twin and teicho wall) is a town located in the eastern part of the prefecture of Evros. ... Lavara, (Greek: Λάβαρα) is a town licated in the eastern part of the prefecture of Evros. ... Samothrace Samothrace (in Greek: Σαμοθρακη, Samothraki) is an island in Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea. ...

Communities

• See also: Communities of the Evros prefecture